Grilling

When you're cooking on a gas, electric or charcoal BBQ and the food is placed directly above the heat source, this is grilling. It's the method that most people start with, but often do badly, as it is probably the most difficult of all the barbecue skills to perfect.

Here are a few tips to help you hone your grilling skills...

Buy a BBQ that has a means of altering the grill height as it will give you more control.

Leave an area on the grill where the food can be placed away from the direct heat.

Make sure your cooking grill is clean before you start... It's a myth that leaving the grill with the last barbecue's residue on adds flavour.

Oil the grilling surface with a high quality natural vegetable oil - This will help prevent the food sticking to the grill.

Never, ever poke or pierce the food.

Keep the food moving... in order to prevent the food from burning, the food needs to be constantly turned.

If you are going to use instant lighting charcoal/ BBQ lighters/ lighter gel (we strongly recommend that you don't) make sure that there are no flames and the charcoal has a light grey covering of ash, before you put any food on. Use a Charcoal Chimney Starter with regular lumpwood charcoal or charcoal briquettes.